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We are pleased to share results of measurements taken during 2014 by mobile subscribers throughout Russia using the popular application ‘Speedtest’, which was developed by Ookla.

Based on over 7.7 million measurements conducted from January to December 2014, MTS can demonstrate leadership in data transfer speeds across Russia. The average downlink speed recorded on MTS’s 2G/3G/LTE networks across Russia during 2014 was 8% higher than the average of its competitors. In Moscow, MTS’s networks deliver speeds, which exceed the average of its competitors by 13%.

In 2014, MTS installed over 15,000 3G and LTE sites throughout Russia. By the end of the year, MTS offers LTE services in 76 regions of Russia, while over 85% of its 3G network was enabled by Dual-Carrier HSPA+. MTS’s fiber networks grew to 160,000 km as MTS continues its focus on developing data markets throughout the region.

We are pleased to share recently published results of measurements taken by mobile subscribers throughout Russia using the popular application ‘Speedtest’, which was developed by Ookla. Based on over 1.8 million measurements conducted from July to September 2014, MTS has once again demonstrated its leadership in network speeds across Russia. The average downlink speed registered on MTS’s 2G/3G/LTE networks across Russia during Q3 2014 was 20% higher than the average of its competitors. The results further demonstrate that MTS operates the fastest LTE networks in Moscow with an average downlink speed of 20.3 MB/s, while MTS subscribers in areas ranging from St Petersburg to the Urals and the Far East enjoy faster network speeds relative to their peers on other networks.

You can download the Q3 report below and see a link to our previous report on Speedtest measurements in this post.

We are pleased to share recently published results regarding network performance in Russia. Based on over 2.3 million measurements taken by mobile subscribers throughout Russia using the application ‘Speedtest’, which was developed by Ookla, MTS has once again outperformed its peers. As in the previous report for the first nine months of 2013, MTS demonstrated higher average downlink and uplink speeds throughout Russia and in large cities like Moscow. Overall, the report states that MTS operates the fastest LTE networks in Russia with an average downlink speed of 20.5 Mbs.